Focus on Alumni
Since graduating with the SRS class of '05, Mario has gone on to earn his bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Chicago, where he specialized in neuroscience and endocrinology. He has been happily doing research for the past three years, mostly working in labs with focuses on biophysics and electrophysiology. Mario recently moved from Chicago to Seattle, where he has begun working towards his PhD in pharmacology at the University of Washington.
Currently in his research, Mario is most fascinated by electrical and chemical signaling at neuronal synapses, and by the proteins which enable this signaling. He enjoys working with fluorescence imaging and electrical recordings, and hopes to use these techniques to elucidate the way our nervous system stores and processes information.
Recently, Mario has filling up his spare time by biking, playing guitar, reading, writing computer programs, and learning the Latvian language.
Would you like to be the next Alumni Focus? We want to hear from you! Email Kelsey Sherrard ('07).